Keywords: 40 mm ammo aboard USS Alaska (CB-1) in March 1945.jpg A U S Navy Gunner's Mate First Class Carrick N Thomas passing a clip of four 40 mm rounds through a hatch in a 40 mm handling room aboard the battlecruiser USS Alaska CB-1 Note the green red and white color coding on the projectiles the room's white paint and the red battle lamp Photographed on 6 March 1945 during the Iwo Jima operation Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k03000/k03733c htm 80-G-K-3733 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1945-03-06 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain World War II color photographs of the Pacific War USS Alaska CB-1 Pacific War in March 1945 Bofors 40 mm gun naval |